Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-03

10 De gOtteH.
IL is expected that the Danville Of
Secs will be moved back here from
Washington within the next thirty days
if the new quarters for the courts can
be gotten ready in that time.
JAILER O'CONNER's AssAILANT.
Sent on 10 the Grand Jury-A Bar
keeper Fined. &c.
A colored youth of about seventeen
summers named Winston Lewis was
before the Police Court yesterday
morning, charged with assaultiLg,
striking, and beating Thomas O'Con-
ner, the city jailer, with rock.
Lewis is an inmate of the prison at
present, serving term for larceny, and
has served several terms before. This
case was called after the others on the
docket had been disposed of.
The jailer, who appeared With a sore
head and his left hand bandaged up,
said that about bah-past 8 o'clock last
Friday afternoon when the colored
prisoners had formed In line TO be
counted ready TO be locked up, and he
had gotten near the lower end of the
line, he heard a noise behind him, and
before he could turn around he re-
ceived heavy blow on the back of his
head and was knocked down. When
he recovered his senses the accused was
standing over him in threatening At
titude with shovel in his hand. He
called to Henry Thompson, prisoner,
who, with others, overpowered Lewis
and put him in his cell.
Thompson testified that he Was near
Mr.. O'Conner when Lewis rushed to
his cell-door with a large rock in his
hand, and crying "Kill the id snake ;
take the id snake off me-" threw at
the jailer, and, striking him on the
head, knocked him down. While Mr..
O'Conner was lying on the ground in
an unconscious state Lewis took up the
rock and was about to strike Mr.. O'Con-
ner the second time, when several OF
the prisoners took the rock away from
him. Lewis then took up a shovel, but
before he could use it he was overpow-
cred and locked up.
Lewis was sent on TO the grand jury
and the witnesses recognized for their
appearance before the Hastings Court
next Monday.
Since the accused has been in jail
his conduct on several occasions has
been such as to incline the officers to
the opinion that his mind is impaired F.;
but a physician was called in few
weeks ago who pronounced his mental
faculties perfectly sound.
ARRIGH FINED.
Joseph Arrighi, who keeps saloon
on Main street between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth, was up to answer the charge
of keeping his place open and selling
liquor on Sunday. The case originated
thus On Monday Cornelius Starkey
was before the court on awarrant sworn
out by his wife, charging him with as
saulting and beating her. She had him
arrested not to have him punished, but
that the Justice might learn from him
who sold him the liquor on Sunday.
He was fined and required to give bond
for his good behavior, and when asked
where he got liquor on Sunday he said
at Arrighi's, near where he lives.
When the case was called yesterday
Starkey was thes only witness against
the accused. He adhered to his former
statement that he bought liquor from
Arrighi last Sunday. The accused said
that Starkey bought bottle of liquor
Saturday night, but left it in his place
and called for it next morning. Starkey
denied this statement, and swore posi-
lively that he got the liquor Sunday
morning. Arrighi was fined $25, which
he promptly paid.
The case Of j. NJ. Campbell, who
keeps on the south side of franklin
street below the Exchange Hotel,
charged with the same offence, was con-
tinued until Friday.
OTHER CASES.
P. Liggon, drunk. Fined 50 and
costs.
Willie Ballard (colored), drunk on
the street and cursing and abusing the
police officers in the Second police-sta-
tion. Fined s. and costs.
Sylvia Lucas (colored), cursing, abu-
sing, and using indecent language to
Sylvia Palmer on the street. Fined
81. 80 and costs.
Sylvia Palmer (colored), cursing and
abusing Sylvia Lucas on the street.
Dismissed.
Lizzie johnson (colored), stealing
chicken from G. r. Winston. Con
tinued until to-day.
Mary Pryor (colored), assaulting and
beating Frances Williams. Fined s.
ard costs and required to give security
ior twelve months in the sum of 500.
George Kapp, vagrant. Ordered
to leave town in twenty four hours.
Oscar Brooks (colored), assaultlng
and abusing Harriet Robinson and at
tempting to strike her with a glass.
Dismissed.
Jane Richardson (colored), drunk
and creating disturbance, to the an-
noysnce of the neighbors. Security.
required for twelve months in the sum
of 500.
Junius Jones, drunk and creating r
disturbance, to the annoyance OF the
neighbors. Dismissed
Charles Galligo, soliciting passengers